Question

When can calamities compromise food security of the masses?

• A. When they happen for a very short period of time
• B. When they happen for a very long period of time
• C. When they happen over a large area
• D. When they happen only in a particular town

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

When they happen over a large area

Food security can be influenced by factors that are not within our control. For example, natural disasters or calamities like earthquakes, droughts, floods, tsunamis, widespread failure of crops, etc. can affect the food security of the people living above and below the poverty line. Moreover, when a calamity happens over a large area or continues for a very long period, it may compromise the food security of that region.